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The Shape of AI: Jaggedness, Bottlenecks and Salients • And why Nano Banana Pro is such a big deal
The Shape of AI: Jaggedness, Bottlenecks and Salients
And why Nano Banana Pro is such a big deal
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December 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The Shape of AI: Jaggedness, Bottlenecks and Salients • And why Nano Banana Pro is such a big deal
Three Years from GPT-3 to Gemini 3 • From chatbots to agents
Three Years from GPT-3 to Gemini 3
From chatbots to agents
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Three Years from GPT-3 to Gemini 3 • From chatbots to agents
Giving your AI a Job Interview • As AI advice becomes more important, we are going to need to get better at assessing it
Giving your AI a Job Interview
As AI advice becomes more important, we are going to need to get better at assessing it
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Giving your AI a Job Interview • As AI advice becomes more important, we are going to need to get better at assessing it
An Opinionated Guide to Using AI Right Now • What AI to use in late 2025
An Opinionated Guide to Using AI Right Now
What AI to use in late 2025
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
An Opinionated Guide to Using AI Right Now • What AI to use in late 2025
Real AI Agents and Real Work • The race between human-centered work and infinite PowerPoints
Real AI Agents and Real Work
The race between human-centered work and infinite PowerPoints
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Real AI Agents and Real Work • The race between human-centered work and infinite PowerPoints
On Working with Wizards • Verifying magic on the jagged frontier
On Working with Wizards
Verifying magic on the jagged frontier
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
On Working with Wizards • Verifying magic on the jagged frontier
Mass Intelligence • From GPT-5 to nano banana: everyone is getting access to powerful AI
Mass Intelligence
From GPT-5 to nano banana: everyone is getting access to powerful AI
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Mass Intelligence • From GPT-5 to nano banana: everyone is getting access to powerful AI
Against "Brain Damage" • AI can help, or hurt, our thinking
Against "Brain Damage"
AI can help, or hurt, our thinking
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Against "Brain Damage" • AI can help, or hurt, our thinking
Using AI Right Now: A Quick Guide • Which AIs to use, and how to use them
Using AI Right Now: A Quick Guide
Which AIs to use, and how to use them
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Using AI Right Now: A Quick Guide • Which AIs to use, and how to use them
The recent history of AI in 32 otters • Three years of progress as shown by marine mammals
The recent history of AI in 32 otters
Three years of progress as shown by marine mammals
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The recent history of AI in 32 otters • Three years of progress as shown by marine mammals
Making AI Work: Leadership, Lab, and Crowd • A formula for AI in companies
Making AI Work: Leadership, Lab, and Crowd
A formula for AI in companies
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Making AI Work: Leadership, Lab, and Crowd • A formula for AI in companies
Personality and Persuasion • Learning from Sycophants
Personality and Persuasion
Learning from Sycophants
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Personality and Persuasion • Learning from Sycophants
On Jagged AGI: o3, Gemini 2.5, and everything after • New models and new thresholds
On Jagged AGI: o3, Gemini 2.5, and everything after
New models and new thresholds
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
On Jagged AGI: o3, Gemini 2.5, and everything after • New models and new thresholds
No elephants: Breakthroughs in image generation • When Language Models Learn to See and Create
No elephants: Breakthroughs in image generation
When Language Models Learn to See and Create
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
No elephants: Breakthroughs in image generation • When Language Models Learn to See and Create
The Cybernetic Teammate • Having an AI on your team can increase performance, provide expertise, and improve your experience
The Cybernetic Teammate
Having an AI on your team can increase performance, provide expertise, and improve your experience
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The Cybernetic Teammate • Having an AI on your team can increase performance, provide expertise, and improve your experience
Speaking things into existence • Expertise in a vibe-filled world of work
Speaking things into existence
Expertise in a vibe-filled world of work
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Speaking things into existence • Expertise in a vibe-filled world of work
A new generation of AIs: Claude 3.7 and Grok 3 • Yes, AI suddenly got better... again
A new generation of AIs: Claude 3.7 and Grok 3
Yes, AI suddenly got better... again
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
A new generation of AIs: Claude 3.7 and Grok 3 • Yes, AI suddenly got better... again
Which AI to Use Now: An Updated Opinionated Guide (Updated Again 2/15) • Picking your general-purpose AI
Which AI to Use Now: An Updated Opinionated Guide (Updated Again 2/15)
Picking your general-purpose AI
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Which AI to Use Now: An Updated Opinionated Guide (Updated Again 2/15) • Picking your general-purpose AI